The first cohort of 22 graduates were honoured this year following a three-year artisan development programme at the C3 Auto Body Repair Academy in Bloemfontein, in partnership with motor body repairers in Bloemfontein and Johannesburg, where learners followed a rigorous on the job programme.
The Programme, which was funded by Hollard Insurance and implemented by C3 Auto Body Repair Academy, was developed in collaboration with industry professionals and is intended to equip candidates to adapt to the changing needs of the industry.
Marcia Modiba, Acting National Director of the South African Motor Body Repairers’ Association, a proud association of the Retail Motor Industry Organisation, said the industry is facing a serious shortage of skilled artisans and she applauds the opportunity to provide artisans with training and development to become professional spray painters and car body repair technicians. “She says on the job training initiatives geared at capacitating…
